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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Fast Company Tech

Now, the team plans to expand the initiative to Paris and Lviv, Ukraine. More than half of them (60%) reported that they had to leave without completing their task because the building wasnt accessible. I had some money, and I was able to quickly raise more. Ukraine has a lot of people coming back from the war that need access.

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Russia blocks Twitter as Ukraine invasion escalates

The Verge

As the invasion of Ukraine enters its third day, Russia has blocked access to Twitter in an apparent effort to stifle the flow of information, according to a report from the internet monitoring group NetBlocks. A BBC reporter described access as “severely restricted,” saying “this message got through, but took a while.”.

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Twitter accounts sharing video from Ukraine are being suspended when they’re needed most

The Verge

Researchers raised concerns that the account suspension could have been part of a mass reporting campaign intended to disable OSINT accounts during a Russian invasion. The claims that the errors were a coordinated bot campaign or the result of mass reporting is inaccurate.”. Twitter needs to do something against these locks now.

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Epic is donating two weeks of Fortnite proceeds to Ukraine relief

The Verge

A new season of Fortnite is launching today, and developer Epic will be donating all of its proceeds from the first two weeks to Ukraine-related humanitarian efforts. As part of the effort, Microsoft will also be “committing their net proceeds for Fortnite during this time, so that we can get more aid to the people of Ukraine.”

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

Since March 11, when Candid last looked at the global philanthropic response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, human suffering and economic devastation has only increased. Other marginalized groups fare even worse, accounting for less than 1% of Ukraine grant dollars. Ukraine and neighboring countries. Area Served.

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Ukraine legalizes cryptocurrency as it receives millions in crypto donations

The Verge

The decision comes as Ukraine has received cryptocurrency donations worth tens of millions of dollars from individuals and groups hoping to help the country’s war effort against Russia. Ukraine has legalized the crypto sector — @ZelenskyyUa signed a law. It is an important step towards the development of the VA market in Ukraine.

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Startups scramble in wake of Ukraine invasion

TechCrunch

I’m doing an abbreviated newsletter this week as I want to spend most of my energy amplifying the brave journalists on the ground reporting about this scary time. As so many have said — far more eloquently than me — the invasion of Ukraine is a story that impacts all of us, whether we’re on the ground there or not.

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